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ICE CREAM CONE PACKAGE 20, 1961 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR DAVIDWEINSTEIN ATTORNEY United States Patent Filed Dec. 20, 1961, Ser. No.160,865 3 Claims. (Cl. 99-180) This invention relates to packaging andit is more particularly concerned with the packaging of ice cream conesand similar products of tapered form in nested relation.

Ice cream cones are conventionally packaged in nested relation toconserve space, but in this form they are susceptible to breakage intransit. The forces of impact, jostling about in the package, thewedging of one cone within another, and other factors, including highhumidity conditions which may develop in the ambient atmosphere, allcontribute to breakage and spoilage of the cones during storage andtransportation. As a result, substantial losses are incurred in theshipment and handling of this frail commodity in conventional packages.

The general object of the present invention is the provision of acontainer package for ice cream cones which protects them against manyof the factors which cause or contribute to their. loss in storage,handling and transportation.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a package for icecream cones which simplifies the placing of the cones in and removingthem from the container.

A specific object of the invention is the provision of a containerpackage for ice cream cones which is so designed as to resist the forceswhich ordinarily tend to wedge nested cones together.

Another specific object of the invention is the provision of internalsupporting structure in a container package which is effective to resistsupport forces and, yet, does not interfere with the placement thereinand removal therefrom of the cones.

These and still further objects, advantages, and features of theinvention will appear more fully from the following descriptionconsidered together with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the invention containingice cream cones with the lid flaps of the container open and portions ofthe interior parts of the package broken away.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view along the line 22 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view along the line 3-3 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary top plan View of a section of the embodiment ona larger scale to illustrate the meshed relation between the corrugatedwalls and the rims of the nested cones.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view along the line 5-5 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view along the line 6-6 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of one of the inner corrugated sheetspartially folded to form the channel pockets.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the upper cardboard liner in two parts.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the lower cardboard liner in two parts.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the plastic envelope.

FIG. 11 is a fragmentary sectional view of a corner portion of theembodiment as shown in FIG. 2, on a larger scale.

Referring now with more particularity to the drawing, the embodimentillustrated comprises a conventional cardboard carton or box 11 havingthe usual bottom panel 12, side panels 13 and 14, end panels 15 and 16"Ice and top closure flaps 17, 18, 19 and 20, forming a com pleteenclosure.

Along the interiorwalls of the panels, there is disposed a bag orenvelope 21 of flexible plastic film of any conventional type as ahumidity barrier. The bag is open at the top through which other partsof the package and the cones are inserted into the container and it issufficiently long to permit folding over after the container is filled.

Within the bag 21, there is disposed along the bot tom panel 12 and sidepanels 13 and 14, a U-shaped liner 22 in two parts, 22A and 22B.

Along the end panels 15 and 16 and the top closure flaps 17, 18, 19 and20, there is disposed an inverted U-shaped liner 23 in two parts, 23Aand 23B, forming a complete inner enclosure with the liner 22.

Within the space bounded by the liners 22 and 23, there are providedlayers of channel pockets for holding the cones. These channel pocketsare formed by sheets 24 of corrugated cardboard in two sections, 24A and24B. The sheet is bent and folded along its width at spaced longitudinalintervals to provide the channel pockets 25 separated by doublethickness walls 26 with the corrugations 27 of the sheets on the innerside of the pockets and extending transversely thereof. Providing thesheets in two parts facilitates inserting them into and removing themfrom the carton, but the invention is not so limited and it is withinits spirit to make the sheets in one section or in more than onesection.

At the outer ends of the sheets 24, end flaps 28 are provided and bentto fold over and overlie the adjacent end channel pockets therebyforming shelves to support the next layer. The next layer is formed asthe one just described, but is oriented transversely thereto, as shown.Successive layers are similar provided in alternating relation.

The channel pockets thus formed in each layer by the bending of thecorrugated sheets of cardboard, present the corrugations 27 on theinterior surfaces of the pockets in transverse relation relative totheir longitudinal axis. The cones 29 in nested relation are placedlongitudinally in these pockets and, as a result, the rims 30 at themouth of the cones mesh with the corrugations. This meshing relationprovides resistance to movement of the cones relative to each other andreduces the tendency to wedging of adjacent cones. The forces of impact,jostling, and other factors tending to cause breakage are also resistedthereby.

The tips of the exposed cones of a series of nested cones in the channelpockets may be provided with cardboard tubular tips 31 to hold them inplace.

The packaging is completed by folding the upper part of the plasticenvelope 21 over at the top, turning down the top closure flaps 17, 18,19 and 20 and finally securing them in place by any conventional means,such as glue, stapling, adhesive tape, etc.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. An ice cream cone package comprising an outer carton, a plurality oflayers of elongated channel pockets within said carton, the longitudinalaxes of said pockets in each layer being parallel to each other and atright angles to the longitudinal axes of the pockets of adjacent layers,a plurality of channel pockets in each layer being formed of a singlesheet of corrugated cardboard folded to provide each pocket with abottom wall and two adjacent side Walls, said sheet having an integralflap overlying one of the channel pockets as a support for an adjacentlayer of pockets, said bottom and side walls having corrugations ontheir inner surfaces, groups of nested ice cream cones on the interiorof the channel pockets, the rim of each cone being engaged with aseparate set of three corrugations, one on the bottom wall and one oneach side wall.

2. An ice cream cone package as defined by claim 1 and a tubular spaceron the tip of the final cone of each group of nested ice cream cones.

3. An ice cream cone package comprising an outer carton, a bag of aflexible moisture resistant plastic film within said carton, a pluralityof layers of elongated channel pockets within said bag, the longitudinalaxes of said pockets in each layer being parallel to each other and atright angles to the longitudinal axes of the pockets of adjacent layers,a plurality of channel pockets in each layer being formed of a singlesheet of corrugated cardboard folded to provide each pocket with abottom wall and two adjacent side walls, said sheet having an integralflap overlying one of the channel pockets as a support for an adjacentlayer of pockets, said bottom and side walls having corrugations ontheir inner surfaces, groups of nested ice cream cones on the interiorof the channel pockets, the rim of each cone being engaged with aseparate set of three corrugations, one on the bottom wall and one oneach side wall.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,568,834 Hauge et a1 Jan. 5, 1926 2,409,793 Punte Oct. 22, 19463,026,209 Niblack et al. Mar. 20, 1962 3,056,494 Reifers et a1. Oct. 2,1962 FOREIGN PATENTS 339,115 Switzerland July 31, 1959

1. AN ICE CREAM CONE PACKAGE COMPRISING AN OUTER CARTON, A PLURALITY OFLAYERS OF ELONGATED CHANNEL POCKETS WITHIN SAID CARTON, THE LONITUDINALAXES OF SAID POCKETS IN EACH LAYER BEING PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND ATRIGHT ANGLES TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF THE POCKETS OF ADJACENT LAYERS,A PLURALITY OF CHANNEL POCKETS IN EACH LAYER BEING FORMED OF A SINGLESHEET OF CORRUGATED CARDBOARD FOLDED TO PROVIDE EACH POCKET WITH ABOTTOM WALL AND TWO ADJACENT SIDE WALLS, SAID SHEET HAVING AN INTEGRALFLAP OVERLYING ONE OF THE CHANNEL POCKETS AS A SUPPORT FOR AN ADJACENTLAYER OF POCKETS, SAID BOTTOM AND SIDE WALLS HAVING CORRUGATIONS ONTHEIR INNER SURFACES, GROUPS OF NESTED ICE CREAM CONES ON THE INTERIOROF THE CHANNEL POCKETS, THE RIM OF EACH CONE BEING ENGAGED WITH ASEPARATE SET OF THREE CORRUGATIONS, ONE ON THE BOTTOM WALL AND ONE ONEACH SIDE WALL.